You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Growing up, Rob Caves remembers there was always a train set under his family Christmas tree. As an adult, the Los ...

For more than a decade, Rob Caves has invited the public to his Altadena backyard to experience an ever-growing model train universe built by him and his fellow hobbyists in the Christmas Tree Lane ...

Every holiday season, Christmas Tree Lane turns into a must-stop destination for model train lovers, all thanks to one man who took his hobby to new levels. Rob Caves started building model train sets ...

Dennis Lakomy has been collecting and running model trains since his dad gave him his first model train set in 1962. They are on display in his home near Port Huron and include an operating layout.

NEVER BEEN BEFORE. WELL, IT’S ALL THINGS. IT’S ALL THINGS. TRANSIT CAL EXPO THIS WEEKEND. RIGHT NOW IT’S PACKED WITH HUNDREDS OF TRAINS FOR THE GREAT TRAIN SHOW. THERE ARE MORE THAN 300 TABLES OF ...

When Mike Tebolt gave up his paper route, there was another job waiting for him — repairing model railroad trains, working for a train store in his hometown of New Rochelle. That was back in the 1950s ...

A Lionel toy train around the Christmas tree continues to be a fixture of holiday tradition in some families. The iconic American company is about to roll into its 125th anniversary. When you think of ...